Simulation Central

This article with an activity from Planet Money looks at the impacts of government policy and its unintended consequences. The activity will allow students to compare and contrast the benefits and drawbacks of the plastic bag ban policy.

This project is a research based campaign planning document. Students put themselves in the drivers seat as they decide what office they want to seek and then research the keep concepts of that race. Students will do everything from figure out how many votes they need to win the race based on prior elections, plan a platform, plan for fundraising, marketing, and plan to target voters in different geographic areas. It is designed for Indiana but can be adapted to any state or region with ease.

This is two page case study on the concept of an oligopoly in economics with real work examples like EpiPen and Google. The case study, with text from Planet Money, also comes with with an assignment.

This activity teaches the value of trade and free trade in the economy. It is highly interactive and students always love this activity in the classroom.

This is a worksheet with answers that goes along with NPR Planet Money Podcast #425. It is about negotiations. It can be used as homework or could be used as an in class activity for the students and discussed with students after they listen to the podcast.

This is the Planet Money story about how GDP in Ghana was calculated until recently and why the change in the process changed the Ghana GDP so dramatically. It is also the story of how how the World Bank loans money to poor countries and how the world might now start to invest in the nation now that it is seen as more wealthy.

Economics, Social Studies, High School, Taxes, Tariffs, Price Controls, Free Market, Government, Farming, Jobs, Free Trade

This is the answer guide to a Planet Money podcast about how lower income people have developed systems to manage finances. There is a story about a man that lives on less than $12,000 while owning his own house, a story about a man that has become his own private no-interest loan bank, and a story about how peer pressure helps us save and spend money.

This is a worksheet that goes along with the Planet Money podcast that is available for free on iTunes. The podcast has two parts, the first a story about a former US executive that returns home to Myanmar when US trade restrictions are lifted to open an online travel company in a place with little internet access. The second story is about the reintroduction of Coca-Cola to Myanmar after 60 years and the troubles that are faced with this process.

This is the worksheet for Planet Money podcast about how patents and intellectual property have changed and how technology patents are serving a much different purpose than what they were intended for.

This is a worksheet in reference to a Planet Money podcast about the cost of pensions and the fight for retirement and funding in the current government.

This worksheet has students compare the differences between state and federal departments with similar functions and goals. The students will provide a description of the core function, similarities, and differences of each unit. This assignments focuses on developing the 21st century skills of writing, research, and critical thinking.

Economics, Planet Money, Social Studies, Government, Stimulus

Economics, Planet Money, Government, Podcast, Quiz, High School, Regulation

Economics, Banking, Government Intervention, Government, Social Studies, Academic, High School

Planet Money, Economics, Incentives, Tappen Zee Bridge, Government, Social Studies, High School

Economics, Banking, High School, Social Studies, Podcast, Planet Money, Quiz

Economics, Social Studies, High School, Research, Project, Writing

Social Studies, Economics, High School, Education, Employment, Unemployment, Underemployment, Jobs,

Social Studies, Economics, Federal Reserve, High School, Greg Mankiw